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Performance Shop recommendations for DOWNPIPE Installation? (called BPG, EAS, others)
I'm in the Waltham Area. I've called the two local recommended ones near me:
European Auto Solutions: Doesn't want to install non oem Barvarian Performance Group: Won't install downpipes at all Eastside Motoring: Haven't called these guys, but based on reviews they take FOREVER to finish their work. I don't want to be out a car for 3 days for a 30 minute install. I hate shops that take the sale so they can hold the vehicle when they're not ready to work on it. Turner BMW Service in Amesbury: Extremely backed up, next available mid December. ------- For reference this is an AA catted DP not catless. I would understand not wanting to install catless in MA. Not installing a catted DP is just ridiculous, I have no idea why anyone recommends BPG at all when they're scared of simple work. I'm about to just install this myself if it's really this much of a PITA to have a shop do it. It's a B58 340i, you can swap this DP in 30 minutes with a lift.
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Had a bit of white smoke for the first 10-20 min of driving (not like billowing smoke), read on the forums it was likely either the anti oxidization coating or all the PB blaster I sprayed. Sure enough it went away and she sounds beautiful, much throatier? (Don't know how best to describe) without adding too much loudness. MHD Stage 2 E30 running great as well. |
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Hey, congrats on installing it yourself! I have a charge pipe to install and also looking for a shop in the area. But like you said, Turner's very backed up and Schneller (which I hear very good things about) doesn't respond. Turner also seems expensive, quoting me $300 for the install.
Your post gave me hope that maybe I can just do the charge pipe myself if you managed to do the down pipe yourself without having too much prior experience. |
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Took 2 hours labor for the spark plugs. This is why I didn't want to do it myself, the 5th and 6th cylinder seems annoying as fuck to get to based on the videos I've watched, so I wasn't upset about it taking them 2. Took 1 hour of labor for installing the tires. The invoice was pretty simple, just 3 hours of labor, no other fees. I think it was like $110/hr labor. Honestly despite seeing some worrysome reviews, I had a good experience with them, I didn't get that "if you don't drive a $100k car they won't care" vibe from them at all. ------------------------- I think I'll be coming back to them soon to install either the supra pump or a dorsch stage 1/2. The MHD HPFP map seems pretty good, a lot of extra boost compared to the non HPFP. Long term plans I think I want to go the Vargas Turbo route and get a custom tune to around 550-600hp on hopefully e50. I don't want to go the "full" turbos because they generally require a lot of other things to be swapped out as well for reliability, but it looks like b58s are reliable up to 600hp without many changes. Quote:
It doesn't look too terrible, but just be warned in videos they manage to pull pieces out with ease and slide them in effortlessly. In real life or at least a non-professional doing it, all of those steps are a pain in the ass lol. I spent like at least 30 minutes getting the original downpipe out lol.
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